Democracy School

The School was founded by Nico Andreas Heller in London in 2003. Due to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, it relocated to Berlin (Germany) in 2018.

The Democracy School inspires, develops and works with both individuals and groups (large and small) looking to bring about fundamental and lasting change peacefully. The Democracy School situates itself at the intersection of politics and culture to inspire, develop and work with individuals, initiatives/movements and organisations looking to bring about fundamental and lasting change peacefully.

Between 2003 and 2013 we were active almost exclusively in England. During these formative years we focused on helping local politicians and public sector executives develop the political leadership capacity needed to address highly complex and often politically sensitive challenges effectively. Our corporate clients during this time included Cornwall Council, Crawley Borough Council, Essex County Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Suffolk Coastal District Council, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Waveney District Council. From 2013 onwards the School began supplementing its public sector consultancy work with internally generated projects and over the next five years launched a number of ambitious international initiatives, including its European Leadership Initiative (democracyschool.com/eulead), WePolter (wepolter.org) and the ICR Development Process (refugeecommittee.org). Whilst these initiatives allowed us to reach and support activists we would not otherwise have reached, it also signalled a fundamental change in our positioning and identity. If until 2013 we were essentially a client-driven public sector political research consultancy with a focus on leadership development, thereafter we rapidly developed into a non-governmental capacity builder, focused primarily on helping political activists, public intellectuals and artists develop their political/transformative practice. Complementing this work, we continue to offer a limited range of corporate services to select non-profit and public sector clients with an emphasis on political consultancy and leadership development, alongside public dialogue process design and facilitation. More information about the School, our philosophy and work is available online via the School website at www.democracyschool.com.

06/08/2024

Thanks again to Yoshua Bengio (CA) for a great chat. In case you missed this Reboot Dialogue, listen to the podcast now on https://reboot2030.substack.com or watch it on video at https://youtu.be/kGQPpUp8R1Y

06/08/2024

COMING UP | Join Nico Heller and Yoshua Bengio today, Tuesday, 06 August at 4:00 PM CET on https://youtube.com/ for this Reboot Dialogue on AI, catastrophic risk and what to do about it – see https://reboot2030.substack.com.

31/07/2024

Body Count | A big thank you to André Stitt (UK) for a great chat. In case you missed this Annotations dialogue, listen to it now at https://annotations.art or watch it at https://youtu.be/zYeuYraxrHo

Body Count Annotations to Art, Politics and Life itself [ #12] Nico Heller in Conversation with the artist André StittThis episode of Annotations features André Stitt, a...

The AI Cybercrime Revolution: Costs, Consequences, and Countermeasures

24/07/2024

A big thank you to John Davenport (US) for a great chat. If you have missed it, this Reboot Dialogue continues to be available on video at https://youtu.be/m4M46KLVyoM and as a podcast via https://reboot2030.substack.com and all leading podcast platforms.

The AI Cybercrime Revolution: Costs, Consequences, and Countermeasures Reboot Dialogue #32 (Reboot2030 Live Stream)John Davenport in conversation with Nico Andreas HellerStudies show that identity fraud cost $52 billion globally...

23/07/2024

NEXT | Join Nico Heller and John Davenport today, Tuesday, 23 July at 4:00 PM CET on https://youtube.com/ for this Reboot Dialogue on The AI Cybercrime Revolution: Costs, Consequences, and Countermeasures – see https://reboot2030.substack.com.

The Bbeyond Effect: The Transformative Power of Performance Art

16/07/2024

Thanks again to Brian Patterson (IE) for a great chat. If you have missed it, this Annotations dialogue continues to be available as podcast at https://annotations.art and on video at https://youtu.be/9r2N29OeKT0.

The Bbeyond Effect: The Transformative Power of Performance Art Annotations to Art, Politics and Life itself [ #11] Nico Heller in Conversation with Irish Performance Artist Brian PattersonIn the crucible of Northern Irela...

16/07/2024

UP NEXT | The Bbeyond Effect -- Join Nico Heller and Brian Patterson today from 4:00 PM CET on https://youtube.com/ for this Annotations dialogue about the transformative power of performance art – see https://annotations.art.

Hacking the Future: Solarpunk's Vision for a Sustainable World

09/07/2024

Thanks again to Pawel Ngei (PL) for a great chat. If you have missed it, this Reboot Dialogue on hacking the future continues to be available as podcast at https://reboot2030.substack.com and on video at https://youtu.be/yczc3CFhwQE.

Hacking the Future: Solarpunk's Vision for a Sustainable World Reboot Dialogue #31 (Reboot2030 Live Stream)Pawel Ngei in conversation with Nico Andreas HellerIn an era of multiple global crises – from the climate emergen...

08/07/2024

COMING NEXT | Join Nico Heller and Pawel Ngei tomorrow, Tuesday, 09 July at 4:00 PM CET on https://youtube.com/ for this Reboot Dialogue on the Hacking the Future: Solarpunk's Vision for a Sustainable World – see https://reboot2030.substack.com.

Resistance and Rebellion in Contemporary Asian Art

02/07/2024

A big thank you again to Erica Yu-Wen Huang (Taiwan) for a great chat. If you have missed it, this Annotations dialogue continues to be available as podcast at https://annotations.art and on video at https://youtu.be/9kNcK2EvVoA.

Resistance and Rebellion in Contemporary Asian Art Annotations to Art, Politics and Life itself [ #10] Nico Heller in Conversation with Taiwanese Curator Erica Yu-Wen HuangThis episode tackles the pressing cha...

01/07/2024

UP NEXT | Resistance and Rebellion in Contemporary Asian Art | Join Nico Heller and Erica Yu-Wen Huang tomorrow from 10:00 AM CET on https://youtube.com/ for this Annotations dialogue about freedom of expression in art – see https://annotations.art.

Practicing Decoloniality: A Curator's Perspective

18/06/2024

Thanks again to Lou Mo (Taiwan) for a great chat. If you have missed it, this Annotations dialogue continues to be available on video at https://youtu.be/4eFx1x5sDKk and as podcast at https://annotations.art.

Practicing Decoloniality: A Curator's Perspective Annotations to Art, Politics and Life itself [ #9] Nico Heller in Conversation with Lou MoLou Mo is a leading Taipei-based artist and curator, specialising in...

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